Posted by Amanda on September 9, 2009
Do you own a home? If so, you can do more infrastructural changes to make your home more energy efficient.
These energy savings tips are in addition to the behavioral changes I outlined yesterday in How to Make Your Apartment More Energy Efficient.
These types of changes are more permanent, and may also increase the value of your home when you are looking to sell.
Strategies to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient
Here are a variety of ways to make your home more energy efficient:
- Install solar screens on the outside of your windows to detract sunlight.
- Upgrade appliances with energy efficient models (look for ones with the energy star logo; if you are just buying a home, negotiate new appliances in with your deal, or buy energy efficient appliances to begin with).
- Replace single pane windows with double pane windows.
- Service your AC and heater units.
- Take out AC window units for the winter months.
- Insulate your attic and the inside of your walls (you can do this without taking down the actual wall—you ‘blow’ the insulation in).
- Replace old doors that may have wearing in the material with newer, more energy efficient doors.
- If you need to replace a roof, make sure the next one is more energy efficient, such as a metal or asphalt roof.
- Install solar panels on your house to generate solar power.
Share Your Own Energy-Saving Strategies
I would love to hear your own energy-saving strategies, as this list is not exhaustive. What are some ways that you have found to reduce your electricity bill? Are they more behavioral/habit changes, or more permanent changes? Please share, and help out everyone with your advice.
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